Title: Compact Stellar X-ray Sources Author(s): Walter Lewin Pages: 706 Publisher: Cambridge Publication date: 2006 Language: English Format: PDF ISBN-10: 0521826594 ISBN-13: Description: Review
From reviews of X-ray Binaries, edited by Walter H. G. Lewin, Jan van Paradijs and Edward P. J. van den Heuvel: '... packed with information, and so beautifully presented by CUP ... a must for your bookshelf and every astronomical library. I have already made this book required reading for my graduate students.' Phil Charles, The Observatory
'... a very good, detailed and comprehensive written review on X-ray binaries.' Reviews of Astronomical Tools
'... the topics are well chosen and fairly distinct, providing an extremely useful summary of current research ... If the space agencies are wondering why they shoud be planning now to replace XMM-Newton, Chandra, and RXTE, they should read this book. ... a good buy for libraries and essential background reading for students and their supervisors.' The Observatory
Product Description
X-ray astronomy is the prime available window on astrophysical compact objects: black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. In the last ten years new observational opportunities have led to an explosion of knowledge in this field. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the astrophysics of compact objects that emit X-rays. Sixteen chapters written by the foremost experts in the field cover the observations and the astrophysical interpretation of these objects. Topics covered include binary systems, gamma ray burst sources, soft gamma ray repeaters, anomalous X-ray pulsars, super-soft sources, and enigmatic fast X-ray transients.
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Product Details
* Hardcover: 706 pages
* Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 24, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0521826594
* ISBN-13: 978-0521826594
Title: Compact Stellar X-ray Sources